Epidote, Quartz & Axinite slab EPI73 black jasper The interesting cylindrical cavity is

The interesting cylindrical cavity is all that remain of a fossil belemnite which was a squid-like creature with a tapering torpedo or bullet shaped body

This stone occurs in the Pilbara region of Western Australia

38 mm x 38 mm x 17 mm

cut and polished on one side with natural weathered back

Epidote, Quartz & Axinite slab EPI73 black jasper The interesting cylindrical cavity isEPI73 Epidote, Quartz & Axinite slab, cut and polished on one side. Epidote is the green mineral, Axinite is grey. Quartz is white. Dimensions 95 mm x 65 mm x 10 mm thick. Weighs 153 grams This stone occurs in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It occurs as a single vein, no thicker than 250mm that cross cuts the Weeli Wolli formation, a banded iron formation, (commonly jaspilitic) which is also intruded by metadoleritic sills. The quartz